title: Nutritional status assessment in colorectal cancer patients.
abstract: The present study intended to evaluate the nutritional status of Portuguese colorectal patients and associated it with surgery type as well as quality of life outcomes. Malnutrition can affect up to 85% of cancer patients and specifically 30-60% in colorectal cancer and can significantly influence health outcomes. A sample of 50 colorectal cancer patients was evaluated in what refers to several anthropometric measures, food intake, clinical history, complications rate before and after surgery procedure. The sample was divided between convention and fast-track procedures. Most of the individuals were overweight or obese but had lost weight on the past six months. Despite mild, there were signs of malnutrition in this sample with high losses of fat free mass, weight and also fat mass during the hospitalization period. These results reinforce the importance of malnutrition assessment in colorectal patients as well as consider weight loss on the past months and body composition in order to complement nutritional status evaluation.
authors.affiliation: Centro Hospitalar Barreiro Montijo E.P.E., 2830-094 Barreiro, Portugal. lopesjoanapedro@gmail.com
authors.forename: Joana Pedro
authors.initials: JP
authors.lastname: Lopes
authors.forename: Paula Manuela
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: de Castro Cardoso Pereira
authors.forename: Ana Filipa
authors.initials: AF
authors.lastname: dos Reis Baltazar Vicente
authors.forename: Alexandra
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Bernardo
authors.forename: María Fernanda
authors.initials: MF
authors.lastname: de Mesquita
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D000886:Anthropometry; D001823:Body Composition / Q000502:physiology; D015179:Colorectal Neoplasms / Q000503:physiopathology* / Q000601:surgery; D004435:Eating; D017097:Electric Impedance; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D044342:Malnutrition / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology; D008875:Middle Aged; D009752:Nutritional Status; D009765:Obesity / Q000503:physiopathology; D050177:Overweight / Q000503:physiopathology; D011174:Portugal; D012885:Skinfold Thickness; D016896:Treatment Outcome